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Feds boost rather than cut payments to Medicare Advantage plans

The insurance industry won a major lobbying victory Monday after the Obama administration backtracked on an earlier plan to cut Medicare Advantage payments to insurers by 2.2 percent in 2014 and instead decided to give them a 3.3 percent increase.

3 Apr 2013

Study shows cholesterol rafts can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells

DNA, siRNA and miRNA can reprogram cancer cells - that is, if these nucleic acids could cross through the cell membrane. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published today in the journal Therapeutic Delivery shows that cholesterol "rafts" can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells.

3 Apr 2013

EEG can be used to identify treatable causes of common disorders in hospital patients, say researchers

EEG Could be More Widely Used to Identify Treatable Causes of Common Disorders in Hospital Patients, Say Researchers in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

2 Apr 2013

NanoVelcro chip device can help identify cancerous cells for treating prostate cancer

A research team jointly led by scientists from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the University of California, Los Angeles, have enhanced a device they developed to identify and "grab" circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, that break away from cancers and enter the blood, often leading to the spread of cancer to other parts of the body.

2 Apr 2013

V/Q imaging can detect early stages of COPD

In vivo ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging can detect early changes to the lung caused by cigarette smoke exposure and provides a noninvasive method for studying lung dysfunction in preclinical models, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

2 Apr 2013

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports release of phase II clinical trial results of ChronVac-C

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced the release of preliminary clinical trial results by its collaborator ChronTech AS of their open label phase II clinical study of ChronVac-C, ChronTech's vaccine to treat hepatitis C virus infection.

2 Apr 2013

Post-disinfection clips retain aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, says study

Researchers at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and the Forsyth Institute published a study today that found that a significant proportion of dental bib clips harbored bacteria from the patient, dental clinician and the environment even after the clips had undergone standard disinfection procedures in a hygiene clinic.

2 Apr 2013

Rutgers-Camden nursing student develops phone app to help patients manage heart disease

A new smart phone app that helps patients manage heart disease and stay out of the hospital has been developed by a team led by a Rutgers-Camden nursing student.

2 Apr 2013

Neutra explores smokeless delivery methods for marijuana users

Could the future of medical marijuana be smoke-free? As the market for medicinal cannabis booms across the U.S., Neutra Corp., a provider of all-natural health solutions, is exploring the potential of vaporizers, sprays, edibles, and other smokeless delivery methods to enable marijuana users to enjoy the benefits without the potential side effect of lung damage.

1 Apr 2013

Life Technologies signs distribution agreement with LGC Forensics for ParaDNA system

As the global market leader in human identification, Life Technologies Corporation announced today it signed a global exclusive agreement with LGC Forensics for the right to distribute ParaDNA, a portable rapid DNA system that determines the quality of human DNA faster and more economically than any existing method.

1 Apr 2013

Halt Medical reveals initial commercialization results, additional launch plans for Acessa System

Halt Medical, Inc. announced today initial commercialization results for the Acessa System and additional launch plans.

1 Apr 2013

April issue of Journal of American College of Radiology focuses on health-related services

To be published online Monday, April 1, the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology will focus on a variety of issues relating to clinical practice, practice management, health services and policy, and radiology education and training.

1 Apr 2013

Woodside Capital to assist in growth of Spectros' flagship product

Spectros announced today the retention of Woodside Capital Partners International to explore strategic options to accelerate the growth of its proprietary second-generation perfusion monitoring platform.

1 Apr 2013

Society of Thoracic Surgeons releases aortic valve, ascending aorta clinical practice guidelines

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released a set of clinical practice guidelines to address major advances in the evaluation and management of patients with aortic valve disease.

1 Apr 2013

IGDRASOL to present updates on Cynviloq at AACR annual meeting

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. and IGDRASOL announced today that IGDRASOL will be presenting updates of its development of Cynviloq (IG-001) at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, DC (April 6th to 10th).

1 Apr 2013

Johns Hopkins scientists identify role of central nervous system cell in development of ALS

Johns Hopkins scientists say they have evidence from animal studies that a type of central nervous system cell other than motor neurons plays a fundamental role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a fatal degenerative disease.

1 Apr 2013

Incorporating informal health providers into TB treatment, care

According to a literature review recently published in PLoS One, informal health providers account for "nine percent to 90 percent of all health care interactions in low- and middle-income countries (depending on the country, the disease in question and the methods of measurement)," Gina Lagomarsino, a principal and managing director at Results for Development Institute (R4D), writes in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

30 Mar 2013

Researchers focus on understanding mechanistic, physiological aspects of conflicts in living cells

Bacteria appear to speed up their evolution by positioning specific genes along the route of expected traffic jams in DNA encoding. Certain genes are in prime collision paths for the moving molecular machineries that read the DNA code, as University of Washington scientists explain in this week's edition of Nature.

30 Mar 2013

Mayo Clinic physicians show tablet computers can be used to analyze EEG results outside of hospital

Mayo Clinic physicians in Arizona have shown that tablet computers can be used to analyze electroencephalogram or EEG results outside of the clinic or hospital.

30 Mar 2013

BioMed Central launches new journal BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

Open access publisher BioMed Central is proud to announce the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, another addition to the BMC-series portfolio.

30 Mar 2013

Technology News and Research

Feds boost rather than cut payments to Medicare Advantage plans

Study shows cholesterol rafts can shepherd genetic payloads into cancer cells

EEG can be used to identify treatable causes of common disorders in hospital patients, say researchers

NanoVelcro chip device can help identify cancerous cells for treating prostate cancer

V/Q imaging can detect early stages of COPD

Inovio Pharmaceuticals reports release of phase II clinical trial results of ChronVac-C

Post-disinfection clips retain aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, says study

Rutgers-Camden nursing student develops phone app to help patients manage heart disease

Neutra explores smokeless delivery methods for marijuana users

Life Technologies signs distribution agreement with LGC Forensics for ParaDNA system

Halt Medical reveals initial commercialization results, additional launch plans for Acessa System

April issue of Journal of American College of Radiology focuses on health-related services

Woodside Capital to assist in growth of Spectros' flagship product

Society of Thoracic Surgeons releases aortic valve, ascending aorta clinical practice guidelines

IGDRASOL to present updates on Cynviloq at AACR annual meeting

Johns Hopkins scientists identify role of central nervous system cell in development of ALS

Incorporating informal health providers into TB treatment, care

Researchers focus on understanding mechanistic, physiological aspects of conflicts in living cells

Mayo Clinic physicians show tablet computers can be used to analyze EEG results outside of hospital

BioMed Central launches new journal BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

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